By Thomas Grant Jr.
The playoff race in Region 4-4A can be summed up in two parts.
At the top, Gray Collegiate Academy has placed itself in position as the team to beat. Last Friday, it completed the sweep of Lexington School District Two schools with a 62-7 win over Airport.
The War Eagles (5-2, 4-0) scored 55 points in the first half. Running back Trevon Williamson rushed for 81 yards and three touchdowns and Royce Williamson caught two touchdowns.
Both freshman Xavier Wright and Tyler Waller shared the quarterback duties. On defense, Michael Boulware had 19 tackles and senior defensive end Kaleb Holmes had five sacks.
The second region story involves the battle for the final two playoff spot. Brookland-Cayce, Gilbert and Midland Valley are in a three-way tie for third place.
The Bearcats stayed in the race with a 20-19 comeback win over Aiken on Oct. 9. Down 19-7 at halftime, quarterback Andrew Frick threw two of his three touchdowns to Bennett Plame in the second half.
Frick finished with 304 passing yards; Plane had seven receptions for 169 yards and Avery King rushed for 105 yards.
B-C (2-5, 2-2) travels to Gilbert (3-4, 2-2) Friday. This matchup had gone in favor of the home team before last season’s 50-49 loss by the Bearcats at Fort Knox.
OTHER CAYCE/WEST COLUMBIA SCORES
Saluda 51, Pelion 7
Irmo 56, River Bluff 14
Former B-C quarterback leading Newberry to wins
Quarterback Reed Charpia is putting up numbers and victories at Newberry College.
The former All-State quarterback at Brookland-Cayce just posted his second straight 300-plus yard game. It occurred in the 35-28 victory over Tusculum College this past Saturday.
Charpia completed 25-33 passes for 305 yards and two touchdowns. He was named South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 6 after completing 34-46 passes for 413 yards and six touchdowns in a 43-42 comeback win in overtime over Wingate.
For the season, Charpia has thrown for 1,552 yards and 15 touchdowns with just one interception.
Against Tusculum, Charpia completed his final 12 passes of the game for 160 yards and two touchdowns during a stretch that started late in the third quarter through the game winning drive late in the fourth quarter.
Former Lexington running back Jonah Norris scored the game-winning touchdown with 1:37 left in the game.
Newberry (5-1, 4-1) plays host to Mars Hill this Saturday for Homecoming.
RPI RATINGS
(Class 5A Division I)
Lower State
Carolina Forest, 6-1, 0.69659, Stratford, 6-1, 0.68627, Summerville, 6-1, 0.67609, James Island, 6-1, 0.67378, Sumter, 6-1, 0.65506, Ashley Ridge, 4-3, 0.55150, Lexington, 3-4, 0.51700, River Bluff, 3-4, 0.51456, Fort Dorchester, 3-4, 0.48914, Wando, 4-3, 0.48141, Cane Bay, 2-5, 0.44375, Stall, 1-6, 0.38385, West Ashley, 1-5, 0.36891
(Class 4A)
Lower State
South Florence, 6-1, 0.68344, North Augusta, 6-1, 0.67962, Hilton Head Island, 6-1, 0.67063, Gray Collegiate, 5-2, 0.65142, Bluffton, 5-2, 0.62582, May River, 6-1, 0.58958, Hartsville, 4-3, 0.58743, Bishop England, 5-2, 0.58242, Midland Valley, 5-2, 0.56425, Wilson, 5-3, 0.55022, Lower Richland, 5-3, 0.54363, Crestwood, 4-4, 0.52428, South Aiken, 4-3, 0.49488, Gilbert, 3-4, 0.47722, Darlington, 3-4, 0.47626, Beaufort, 3-4, 0.45571, Brookland-Cayce, 2-5, 0.42802, Aiken, 2-5, 0.40313, Colleton County, 1-6, 0.36142, Lakewood, 0-7, 0.31405, Airport, 0-7, 0.30671
Class 4A
1. South Pointe (18) (6-1), 2. South Florence (1) (6-1), 3. AC Flora (7-1), 4. Gray Collegiate (5-2), 5. Daniel (6-1), 6. North Augusta (6-1), 7. Hilton Head Island (6-1), 8. Seneca (7-1), 9. Camden (6-2), 10. May River (6-1)
Others receiving votes: Wren, Midland Valley, Hartsville
Class 3A
1. Belton-Honea Path (13) (7-0), 2. Oceanside Collegiate (5) (6-2), 3. Newberry (1) (8-0), 4. Loris (7-0), 5. Mountain View Prep (7-0), 6. Woodruff (6-1), 7. Orangeburg-Wilkinson (7-0), 8. Marlboro County (6-1), 9. Swansea (7-0), 10. Dillon (4-3)
Others receiving votes: Powdersville, Christ Church
(Feature Photo by GoFlashwin.com)
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